Sentil Senthilselvan, PhD, MSc, BSc (Honours)
Contact
Professor, School of Public Health
- sentil@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-6505
- Address
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3-276 Edmonton Clinic Health Academy
11405 87 Ave NWEdmonton ABT6G 1C9
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Biostatistics Epidemiology
About
Degrees
PhD, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, 1980
MSc, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, 1977
BSc (First Class Honours), University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1975
Awards
Junior Research Fellow Award, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK, 1977
Keywords
Research
I am interested in biostatistics, epidemiology of respiratory diseases including asthma and genetic epidemiology including gene-environment interaction. My methodological expertise includes analysis of survival data, analysis of correlated data using multilevel modelling (MLM) and generalized estimating equations (GEE).
Announcements
I am on phased post-retirement and no longer accepting graduate students for supervision.
Courses
SPH 719 - Biostatistics III
Advanced biostatistical methods for the design and analysis with a special emphasis on applications for health sciences research. Topics include multinomial and ordinal logistic regression, Poisson and negative binomial regression, longitudinal and correlated data analysis methods (including generalized estimating equations and random-effects models), advanced survival analysis, principal component and factor analyses, and propensity score analysis. Prerequisites: SPH 619 or permission of the Instructor. Note: Credit may not be obtained for both PHS 798 and SPH 719.